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Posted by Matt in June 28th, 2008

The word “petrostate” typically conjures up images of Middle Eastern sheiks with fantastically wealthy lifestyles ruling politically repressive, oil-rich desert regions. Few realize that Russia actually leads the world in the production and export of natural gas and trails only Saudi Arabia in the production and export of oil. Even fewer know that Russia has held a similar dominant position on and off for more than a century.

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Why Oil Wealth Fuels Conflict

Summary: The world has grown much more peaceful over the past 15 years — except for oil-rich countries. Oil wealth often wreaks havoc on a country’s economy and politics, helps fund insurgents, and aggravates ethnic grievances. And with oil ever more in demand, the problems it spawns are likely to spread further.

MICHAEL L. ROSS is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Los Angeles.

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